Scotch Whisky

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Highland Park 30-Year-Old Orkneys Single Malt Whisky

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Price $350

The nose offers subtle aromas of unsweetened coconut, bacon fat, and dark toffee with additional toasty scents of apple crisp, dates and oak. The palate entry is rich and fresh; the midpalate features flavors of bacon fat, dark honey, fudge, and bitterswe — P.P. (4/1/2006)

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Auchentoshan Limited Edition 17-Year-Old Bordeaux Wine Cask Finished Lowlan

Price $120

The wonderful, multilayered bouquet offers scents of pine needles and moss and deeper aromas of black tea, sawdust and coffee grounds. The palate entry is initially sharply spirity before turning sweet and cocoa-like; at midpalate a remarkable caramel-lik — P.P. (4/1/2006)

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Auchentoshan 1973 Limited Edition 32-Year-Old, Sherry Cask Finished Lowland

Price $740

The aroma includes saddle leather, pork rind, black pepper, sausages, pine, blue cheese, candle wax, and a hint of rancio. The palate entry is meaty and intensely spirity; at midpalate, with a dash of mineral water added, the taste turns chocolaty, silky — P.P. (4/1/2006)

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The Balvenie 1971 Single Cask, Barrel #8935 Bottle #29 of 219 total bottles

Price $599

The elegant bouquet includes fragrances of pear, tangerine and nectarine with foundational aromas of oak, soft cheese, honey and leather. The palate entry finds tastes of vanilla-like oak and sautéed butter; at midpalate the toffee-caramel-honeyed tastes — P.P. (4/1/2006)

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Duncan Taylor 1981 Glenugie 23-Year-Old Sherry Cask, Rarest of the Rare Ser

Price $228

The nose is malty, dry and woody; the addition of mineral water introduces linseed oil and beeswax scents. The palate entry is chewy, spirity, caramel- and toffee-like; the delicious midpalate includes maple-like tastes of chocolate-covered banana, Raisin — P.P. (5/9/2006)

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Glenmorangie Tain L’Hermitage Wood Finish Northern Highlands Single Malt Wh

Price $200

Limited availability. The nosing passes find aromas of hard wood and worn leather with succulent notes of oak resin, nut loaf, light toffee and citrus. The palate entry is focused, winey and lusciously sweet; midpalate adds bittersweet flavors of caramel, nougat, candy bar and sap. Concludes elegantly, sweet, integrated and tight. — P.P. (12/15/2005)

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The Dalmore Cigar Malt Northern Highlands Single Malt Whisky

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Price $30

A lusciously smoky and tobacco-like initial aroma; after aeration the bouquet features semisweet to sweet notes of honey, pipe tobacco, Sherry, honey, and dark chocolate. The palate entry is smooth and caramel sweet; at midpalate the smokiness comes alive with additional tastes of sweet butter, toffee and honey. Finishes in a rush of smoke, charcoal and ash. A malt… — P.P. (11/15/2005)

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Cragganmore Rare Edition 10-Year-Old Sherry Cask Natural Cask Strength Speyside Single Malt Whisky

Price $150

Only 2,100 bottles for the U.S. Aromas of grapes, toffee, Sherry cask, ripe tropical fruit, meringue, egg whites and cocoa butter. Palate entry focuses on the honey/sherry tag-team while the midpalate displays sublime butter cream, dark caramel and peanut butter tastes that thrill the taste buds. Ends up maple-like, with a backnote of white chocolate. The finest… — P.P. (9/1/2005)

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